It’s been a long time coming, but Fort Wayne musician Robert Suraci has released his solo material.

With a background in sound engineering, the other half of The Flying Suraci, along with his wife Susie, has released an album that makes you feel like you’re sitting around a campfire following a day at the lake.

Opening with the Jack Johnson-esque “Move Along,” It’s About Time features plenty of fun songs, none more so than “Temptation” and its 1960s pop sound. “Big Empty House” is another body mover with its “I Want Candy” vibe and Quincy Sanders supplying tenor sax. 

Along with having fun, Suraci also delves into deeper material with “Covidnation,” “Pride in America,” and “Duane the Musicman.” Jane Heald plays cello on the latter with Felix Moxter on viola.

Love plays a major role on the album, most notably for his wife, who lent her songwriting prowess and vocals to a number of tracks, including “No More Lonely Girl,” “Silver Spoon,” and “Love Is Hiding.”

Along with his wife joining on “Silver Spoon,” his children Sarah Suraci, Robin Grimm, Alex Suraci, and Rick Fernandez supply “kid sounds” in a track where Suraci looks back on his life over the previous 20 years, gauging changes himself.

“Silver Spoon” encapsulates this album, which is about good times, trying times, and, above all, family.